Senegal

Africa

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania.

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President Abdoulaye Wade	Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye

Capital
Dakar

Government
Semi-presidential republic

Religion
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%.

Population
13,711,597

Ethnic group
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%.

National Language                   
Senegalese
          
National Day
4 April 1960 (from France)

Anthem
Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons

Currency
CFA franc (XOF)

Attractions
Fondamental d'Afrique Noir,  Island of Gorée, National Gallery,  President's Palace, Sine-Saloum Delta
 
Website

Art & Cultural

The ICON

IFAN        IFAN (I.F.A.N., Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire  or African Institute of Basic research) is a cultural and scientific institute in the nations of the former French West Africa. Founded in Dakar, Senegal in 1938 as the Institut Français d’Afrique Noire (the name was changed only in 1966), it was headquartered in what is now the building of the IFAN Museum of African Arts. Its charge was to study the language, history, and culture of the peoples ruled by French colonialism  in Africa.

Statut De La Renaissance Africaine